Drilling Machine
Drilling Machine
A drill or drilling machine is a tool primarily used for making round holes or driving fasteners. It is
fitted with a bit, either a drill or driver, depending on application, secured by a chuck. Some powered
drills also include a hammer function.
Drills vary widely in speed, power, and size. They are characteristically corded electrically driven
devices, with hand-operated types dramatically decreasing in popularity and cordless battery-
powered one’s proliferating.
Drills are commonly used in woodworking, metalworking, machine tool fabrication, construction and
utility projects. Specially designed versions are made for medicine, space, and miniature
applications.
Specifications
1. Capacity:
Drilling in MS
Drilling in CI
Tapping in MS
Boring in MS
2. Drilling Head:
Spindle Hole Taper
Spindle Travel
Spindle speeds
Diameter of RAM
Spindle auto feed ranges
3. Working Range
3. Power
Parts of drilling machine:
Base:
It is one of the main parts of a drilling machine, it carries the entire weight of the machine, and
transfers the weight to the ground. The base of a drilling machine is generally made of cast iron
or steel, and it is very rigid.
Column or Pillar:
The column or pillar is situated on one side of the base. In general, we use a radial column so
that the movement of the arm is possible in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction
Upper arm:
At the top of the column, there is an upper arm, which carries the drill head and also the house
of the driving mechanism. The upper arm is also made of the same material as the base. To
make the structure rigid.
Worktable:
The worktable is generally made of cast iron and it is mounted on the column. T-slots are
provided at the top surface of the table may be in some table there is a vice which also helps to
hold the job.
Drill head:
One side of the arm a drill head is mounted, a drill head is consist of various feed and driving
mechanism.
Feed mechanism:
In a drill machine, we use an electric motor, V-belt, and pulley to transfer the power from the
motor to the spindle.
Spindle:
It is a circular taper shaft which helps to hold the drill chuck. It is made of high carbon chromium
steel or stainless steel or steel alloys.
Chuck:
The chuck is mounted on the lower end of the spindle, it holds the drill jig. Here also a keyhole
is provided to change the drill jigs.
Electric Motor:
In a drilling machine, we use a single-phase ac motor. Which can run at an rpm of 600-5000, or
maybe more for high duty drilling machine.
Accessories:
There are various types of boring. The boring bar may be supported on both ends (which only works
if the existing hole is a through hole), or it may be supported at one end (which works for both,
through holes and blind holes). Line boring (line boring, line-boring) implies the former. Back
boring (back boring, back-boring) is the process of reaching through an existing hole and then boring
on the "back" side of the workpiece (relative to the machine headstock).
Specifications:
Bed:
The bed is that part of the machine which is fitting on the floor of the shop and has a box-like
casting.
The column provides support to the headstock and guides it up and down accurately by the
guideways.
The end supporting column situated at the other end of the bed houses. Bearing block is
provided for supporting a long boring bar.
Headstock:
The headstock mounting on the column supports, drives, and feeds the tool. A spindle provides
rotary movement to the tool and the quill may be moved longitudinally to provide feeding
movement of the boring cutter
The tables support the work and is, therefore, provides T-slots for holding various devices. The
saddle allows the work to be moved longitudinally on the bed. The table may be moved
crosswise on the saddle.
Boring Bars:
The boring bar supports the cutter for holding operations on jobs having large bore diameters.
For short holes, the bar may support on the headstock spindle end only.
The table types are the most common of all horizontal boring machines. The name horizontal
boring machine is given because the work is mounting on the table which is adjustable and
feeds is giving by hand or power, lengthwise or crosswise with respect to the bed of the
machine.
The floor type horizontal boring machine having notable uses a constant floor-plate on which T-
slots is providing to hold the work.
The planer type horizontal boring machine resembles the table type but the table slides direct
on the bed instead of on a saddle angles to the spindle similar to a planer.
Applications:
Excavator buckets.
Transfer gearbox housings.
Stern tubes and rudder bores in the shipbuilding industry.
Drive shaft housing boring.
A-frame supports
Hinge pins